Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27
शिवतेजसः समुद्रे बालरूपप्रादुर्भावः (Śiva’s Tejas Manifesting as a Child in the Ocean)
दैत्यानामधिपो बालः सर्वेषां च भविष्यति । विष्णोरपि भवेज्जेता न कुत श्चित्पराभवः
daityānāmadhipo bālaḥ sarveṣāṃ ca bhaviṣyati | viṣṇorapi bhavejjetā na kuta ścitparābhavaḥ
Aquel Bāla llegará a ser señor de los Daityas y, en verdad, el primero entre todos. Vencerá incluso a Viṣṇu; para él no habrá derrota desde ningún lado.
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse highlights the Shiva Purana theme that worldly supremacy—even victory over great gods—remains within the field of karma and conflict; in Shaiva Siddhanta, true freedom comes only by the grace of Pati (Śiva), not by invincibility or conquest.
Such battle-prophecies emphasize the instability of worldly power and direct the devotee toward stable refuge in Saguna Śiva worship—especially the Śiva-liṅga—through which grace, purification, and ultimately liberation are attained beyond victory and defeat.
A practical takeaway is to counter pride and fear with steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined Śiva-pūjā (bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa where appropriate), seeking Śiva’s grace rather than worldly dominance.